Leader: God's command concerning its observance:

All: Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.

IV. HYMN (all standing).

TUNE: ST. LEONARD.

By law from Sinai's clouded steep
A toiling world was blest;
And still the listening nations keep
The day of sacred rest.
Renewed to peace, and power and joy,
Man's soul is free this day;
Nor task nor care our minds employ;
We need but love and pray.

NO. 52.

Let wheel and anvil silent stand,
Leave furrow, field and mart,
Give rest to weary head and hand
And lift to heaven the heart.
Be life upborne by light and love
As tides enlarge the sea;
Let grief and sin see God above
And all men brothers be.

Man may not live by bread alone,

Him angel hands sustain;

But gifts from heaven are not our own
Till God within us reign.

So on this holy day of days,

With free, fraternal mind,

We bring thee, Lord, our hymn of praise,
And leave the world behind.

V. PRAYER (all seated with heads bowed).

We thank Thee, Lord, for this new Sabbath day and for the new chance it offers to restless and wandering lives. May this day bring to us some inspiring thought of Thyself. Help us to remember the Sabbath day and keep it sacred, unto thee and to our better selves. May our thoughts and words and deeds somehow express our gratitude for the blessings thou art giving us from day to day. So fill us with thy presence this day that we may be patient with others, overcome temptation and improve every opportunity to character building, and service rendering, in the spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen.

VI. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: AURELIA. No. 74.

The church's one foundation

Is Jesus Christ her Lord;

She is his new creation

By water and the word:

From heaven he came and sought her
To be his holy bride;

With his own blood he bought her,
And for her life he died.

Elect from every nation,

Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation

One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food,

And to one hope she presses,
With every grace endued.

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'Mid toil and tribulation,
And tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation
Of peace for evermore;
Till with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blest,
And the great church victorious
Shall be the church at rest.

Yet she on earth hath union
With God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion
With those whose rest is won:
O happy ones and holy!

Lord, give us grace that we,
Like them the meek and lowly,
On high may dwell with thee.

VII. OFFERING: Special music.

VIII. ADDRESS: "CHRIST'S OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH"-Luke 14:16.

IX. CLOSING HYMN (all standing). TUNE: BENEDICTION. No. 105.

Saviour again to

thy dear name we raise With one accord our

parting hymn of praise; We stand to bless thee

ere our worship cease; Then, lowly kneeling,

wait thy word of peace.

Grant us thy peace, up

on our homeward way; With thee began, with

thee shall end the day:
Guard thou the lips from

sin, the hearts from shame,
That in this house have
called upon thy name.

X. CLOSING SENTENCE (all repeating together).

Grant us thy peace, Lord,
through the coming night;
Turn thou for us its darkness
into light;

From harm and danger

keep thy children free, For dark and light are

both alike to thee.

Grant us thy peace through-
out our earthly life,
Our balm in sorrow,

and our stay in strife;
Then, when thy voice shall
bid our conflict cease,
Call us, O Lord, to
thine eternal peace.

The Lord watch between me and thee while we are absent one from the other. Amen.

THE SCRIPTURES

I. OPENING SENTENCES (all standing).

Leader: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly; nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

All: But his delight is in the law of the Lord: and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Leader: My son, attend to my words: incline thine ear unto my sayings.

All: This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

II. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: MUNICH. No. 21.

O Word of God Incarnate,

O Wisdom from on high,

O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky;
We praise thee for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,

A lantern to our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age.

The church from her dear Master
Received the gift divine,

And still that light she lifteth
O'er all the earth to shine.

It is the golden casket,

Where gems of truth are stored;
It is the heaven-drawn picture
Of Christ, the living Word.

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It floateth like a banner

Before God's host unfurled.

It shineth like a beacon

Above the darkling world. It is the chart and compass

That o'er life's surging sea, 'Mid mists and rocks and quicksands, Still guides, O Christ, to thee.

III. SCRIPTURE READING (all seated).

O make thy church, dear Saviour,
A lamp of purest gold,
To bear before the nations
Thy true light as of old.
O teach thy wandering pilgrims
By this their path to trace,
Till, clouds and darkness ended,
They see thee face to face.

Leader: Give ear, O ye Heavens, and I will speak: and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honey comb.

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished with all good works.

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable!

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon at it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred fold. And when he had said these things, he cried,

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables that seeing, they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Those by the wayside are those that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

They on the rock, are they, which when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And that which fell among the thorns, are they, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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But that on the good ground are they which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein.

O God, we thank thee for the truth of thy teaching. Thou hast taught us thy word and by unnumbered blessings how great is thy love for us. Help us this day, we pray thee, to hear thy word, to understand it, and to bring forth fruit in word and deed for thee. O grant that nothing in us may, thorn-like, choke the good seed that would grow into fruitage. Keep us sensitive to the message of thy Word, instil within us a spirit of readiness to believe and to bear the high standards of thought and action, set forth in thy Word, without lowering them to suit our needs. Make us teachable and thoughtful sons of thine, we ask it in the name of thy son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

VI. SING SOFTLY (while seated with heads bowed). TUNE: BREAD OF LIFE. No. 66.

Break thou the bread of life,
Dear Lord, to me,

As thou didst break the loaves
Beside the sea;

Beyond the sacred page

I seek thee, Lord;

My spirit pants for thee,

O living Word!

Bless thou the truth, dear Lord,

To me-to me

As thou didst bless the bread
By Galilee;

Then shall all bondage cease,

All fetters fall;

And I shall find my peace,
My All-in-All.

VII. OFFERING (for American Bible Society or for free distribution of the Bible).

Special Music.

VIII. ADDRESS: "THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD."

IX. HYMN (all standing). TUNE: SEYMOUR.

Holy Spirit, Truth divine,
Dawn upon this soul of mine,
Word of God, and inward Light,
Wake my spirit, clear my sight.

No. 59.

Holy Spirit, Love divine,

Glow within this heart of mine;
Kindle every high desire;
Perish self in thy pure fire!

Holy Spirit, Power divine,
Fill and nerve this will of mine;
By thee may I strongly live,
Bravely bear and nobly strive.

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X. CLOSING WORDS (all standing).

Leader: For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the

eater:

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the things whereto I sent it.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. Amen.

VICTORY

"Assembly" call by Bugler, followed by "Forward" call.

I. SONG (all standing). TUNE: ST. GERTRUDE. No. 85.

Leader: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? All: The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Leader: Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear.

All: Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. Leader: Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thy heart.

All: The Spirit beareth witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these

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